10. Stresses, with reference to the interrelationship between the establishment and further development of mobile broadband networks and frequency policies, that European frequency policies must indubitably take the economic, social and cultural values of radio frequencies into consideration;

To illustrate: one could say that auctions of third-generation frequencies, for example UMTS, have now fetched so much money for the Member States that they would say ‘we are now prepared to make as much information as possible available free of charge’.

37. Considers that the most central issue in radio spectrum policy is the effort to achieve flexible regulation with appropriate and sufficient harmonisation in the spectrum sectors at EU level; notes that the management of radio spectrum should seek to make market access as easy as possible for new inventions and actors in the sector, including the regions, while facilitating the development of Community media; calls on the Commission to bring forward appropriate proposals in this area; notes that compliance with interference regu ...[+++]lations is absolutely essential in a digital environment;

In the past, formal negotiations with Russia have focused on defining scenarios for cooperation and joint industrial projects and on the possibilities for collaboration on frequencies.

62. Notes that the Italian Constitutional Court declared in November 2002 (Case 466/2002) that the present Italian private television system operating at national level and in analogue mode has grown out of situations of simple de facto occupation of frequencies (operation of installations without concessions and authorisations), and not in relation to any desire for greater pluralism in the distribution of frequencies and proper planning of broadcasting.This de facto situation does ...[+++] not therefore guarantee respect for external pluralism of information, which is an essential requirement laid down by the relevant constitutional case law.In this context, given the continued existence (and aggravation) of the situation which was ruled illegal by Judgment No 420 in 1994 and of networks considered 'surplus' by the 1997 legislature, a final deadline must be set that is absolutely certain, definitive and hence absolutely binding in order to ensure compatibility with constitutional rules; notes that, nonetheless, the deadline for the reform of the audiovisual sector has not been respected and that the law for the reform of the audiovisual sector has been sent back by the President of the Republic for a new examination by the Parliament due to the non-respect of the principles declared by the Constitutional Court ;

Characterisation may deliver ratios between basic characterisation and results of simplified test procedures as well as frequency for compliance testing.